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administrative division of ancient Egypt. The system of dividing the country into nomes was definitely in force by the time of the Old Kingdom (c. 2575– c. 2130 bc) and persisted with modifications until the Muslim conquest (ad 640). In late times there were 42 nomes, or provinces, 22 in...

...the throne passed to kings from Heracleopolis, who made their native city the capital, although Memphis continued to be important. They were acknowledged throughout the country, but inscriptions of nomarchs (chief officials of nomes) in the south show that the kings’ rule was nominal. At Dara, north of Asyūṭ, for example, a local ruler called Khety styled himself in a regal manner...

administrative division of ancient Egypt. The system of dividing the country into nomes was definitely in force by the time of the Old Kingdom (c. 2575– c. 2130 bc) and persisted with modifications until the Muslim conquest (ad 640). In late times there were 42 nomes, or provinces, 22 in...